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I Illustrate My Experience As A Modern-Day Parent In 30 Comics With A Feline Twist (New Pics)
I'm Chesca Hause or "Cat Mom" as I've been dubbed online. I may not be the #1 MOM, but I’m not doing so bad and I find people's flaws (especially my own) a huge source of amusement. I think that’s why a million people over various platforms now follow Litterbox Comics - people enjoy laughing at the mess of life together!
I started the comic 4 years ago because I had a hard time being a mom. I found comfort in sharing the ridiculous things that happened and building a community of moms who got it. What I didn't anticipate was how many non-moms would enjoy my comic too!
Although I still create some word-for-word comics from things that happened in real life, I consider the Cat Family to be their own “people” and hope to keep being able to draw their adventures even as my own kids grow.
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The "Joys of Motherhood" are pushed so hard that you can't help but feel like you're the problem when you don't spontaneously feel it.
I'd been a cartoonist since I was little, inspired by the greats such as Garfield, The Simpsons and Invader Zim and I desperately wanted to use my art to reach out to moms that might feel the same way. I already followed the fantastic Fowl Language and Hedger Humor and thought, "Maybe I could do a webcomic too?" The reactions to my first comics were very positive and I gained followers quickly - I knew I was onto something!
Based on this tweet by @elspells13.
People ask if it's odd having strangers peek in on our lives. It probably would be if they were drawn to look like us, but having them as cats really helps! They're based on us, but I consider them their own "people" with exaggerated cartoon lives. They are meant to be ridiculous and often wrong, so if people react strongly, then I know I'm doing my job.
The biggest thing I'd like people to take away from my comics is that it's OK to not be OK. Nobody is perfect and the best thing you can do is not take yourself too seriously.
This is extra funny when you learn that many trees get planted because squirrels and chipmunks forget where they buried nuts.
My mum still has a colouring books for me and my sis somewhere in the house from a few Christmas’s ago
I actually buy them after tax season, only I know where I keep them, so finding them is no problem. The advantage to my hubby having a man cave.
The advantage is that you have something on hand for those weeks when you haven't had a chance to grab a gift for a kid's friend's birthday before it actually happens.
I shopped year round for toys for tots so I always had something available. But I also shopped for families that didn't have anything and I charity accounts that were direct deposit year round. My husband got a little upset but he never paid a bill, I paid for everything so I told him once he started paying bills, he could have a say in where my money went because I believe it's my right to tithe and I don't tithe through the church, I tithe where I think it's most needed and have done so since I was 5 years old and worked different jobs just so I could donate. He didn't say anything after that but he had fun when it came time to take all the toys in because we couldn't have children. And we spoiled our nieces and nephews.
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That's what I do lol I start my shopping Christmas in July I hide some in my room some at moms and some at the bfs some in the trunk of the car. It works and you kinda flex better rather then worrying about end of the year budget but the wrapping OMG the wrapping 😭
My mom wrapped them as soon as bought them but my brother just unwrapped to see what they were and then blackmailed my sister and I to help wrap them back up. I think that's how he paid for much of college tuition! He blackmailed us all the time and my parents said why don't you girls save money like your brother? Because he's blackmailing us! 😅 They didn't know how much I had saved because it wasn't any of their business because I never knew if I needed it to escape my abusive parents. But I paid for everything myself because I refused to be beholden to my parents.
Load More Replies... Lol right?? I don’t have the space for that! I’d need a storage unit 😂
Yeah it's great until your baby brother finds it all, unwraps it then tells us what we're getting for Christmas and then makes you help him rewrap it all because he blackmails you for everything! 😏😅
Haha I'm the squirrel here. I buy birthday cards and little presents all year. 😁 I have all presents ready for my kids' advent calendars already. It was easier than I thought so I actually have too many presents for them 😬 but that just means more little gifts for other times of the year. 😁
But what if they like sharks when you get it but by Christmas the like starwars
I've got a couple of new projects in the works. The first is a Patreon-exclusive comic following the Dog Family! Those comics are only released monthly, but they can’t be seen anywhere else! The other one is a compilation book of my comics, with a bunch of extra stuff drawn and written by me. I'm still working on that one, so it won't be in the shops until '23, but I'm very excited about it!
If you missed the previous parts of my comic, you can find them here, here, here, here, here, here and here.
I don’t like pineapple on pizza but I still think if people like it, it deserves to be there
Kids can insult your greatest insecurities five minutes after meeting you lol
Note: this post originally had 32 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
She has a whole comic available on Webtoon! Just look up "LitterBox Comics"!
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I adore LitterBox comics-- I have been following them on Instagram! I think that they are so incredibly cute and are enjoyable irregardless of whether you are partner or grew up having siblings. Also, please stop with the absolute needless censorship, BoredPanda. It is so incredibly hypocritical and you end of ruining the artists' original work.
She has a whole comic available on Webtoon! Just look up "LitterBox Comics"!
Load More Replies... I adore LitterBox comics-- I have been following them on Instagram! I think that they are so incredibly cute and are enjoyable irregardless of whether you are partner or grew up having siblings. Also, please stop with the absolute needless censorship, BoredPanda. It is so incredibly hypocritical and you end of ruining the artists' original work.
